Nuisance earthquakes predictable if “small amounts” of frack fluid leak into faults
People living near fracking operations in north-west England might need to get used to earthquakes, a conference heard yesterday.
Court hears evidence of contamination next to Barton Moss drilling site
Soil samples from a field next to the Barton Moss hydrocarbon site in Salford had dangerous levels of contamination, a court heard today. But more testing is needed to establish where the contamination came from.
Arrested anti-fracking campaigner explains why he believes ministers are guilty of misconduct
The anti-fracking campaigner and journalist, Paul Mobbs, was arrested yesterday under the highways section of the Terrorism Act for blocking the entrance to Downing Street.
Don’t be rude about the public, shale conference told
Geologists attending a shale conference were warned not to be rude or patronising about the public.
Shale gas is a vote loser but post-election period is critical – Tim Yeo
Shale gas is unlikely to feature in the election campaign because it won’t win votes, MP Tim Yeo told a fracking conference today.
Ineos sets out fracking plans for central Scotland
The petro-chemical company, Ineos, plans to drill its first exploratory well in Scotland this year and could start fracking in 2016.
‘Suitable drilling sites and complex geology will constrain UK shale gas’
The biggest constraint on a UK shale gas industry could be finding land suitable for drilling sites, the Shale UK conference heard this afternoon. Complex geology would also limit how, and where, companies can drill.
UK won’t see US-style shale gas production, conference told
A shale gas industry in the UK would be concentrated on a smaller number of sites than happens in the US, the chief operating officer of IGas told the Shale UK conference this morning. John Blaymires said: “We are never going to develop shale gas in the way […]
Who’s drilling where? Spring update on drilling, permissions, companies and consultations
Summary of recent activity, applications and decisions on UK onshore oil and gas. The list is organised alphabetically first by country, then county and site. (Spool down for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.)
February 2015 fracking headlines
Our digest of last month’s news about fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas developments in the UK and around the world, including: Infrastructure Bill gets royal assent and government accused of breaking promise on fracking conditions Wales imposes moratorium on fracking planning applications and government devolves oil […]
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